World Scholars: Nine Davidson College Alums Named Fulbrighters
September 5, 2024
- Author
- Mary Elizabeth DeAngelis
Their many interests range from creating art to leading outdoor adventures to performing standup comedy for an improv troupe. They’ve conducted research, been advocates for the less fortunate and earned high grades at Davidson College. Their plans range from law and politics to medical school to combatting climate change.
In the meantime, these nine recent Davidson graduates have been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They’ve been offered English Teaching Assistantships and grants for graduate study in four countries. Three other recent graduates were named as alternates.
Four will be heading to Spain; three to Taiwan, one to Guatemala, and one to Andorra.
Davidson has long been one of the Top Producers for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright Program began in 1946, offering opportunities to more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and other professionals to research, study, and teach abroad. Alumni of the Fulbright Program include Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, MacArthur Fellows and leaders in government, non-profits and the private sectors.
Davidson’s 2024-2025 Fulbright Finalists
Anna Baldwin ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
From: Hudson, Ohio
Major: Biology & Hispanic Studies
Ramsey Chaaban ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
From: Mooresville, North Carolina
Major: Biology
Claudia Craig ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
From: Asheville, North Carolina
Major: Environmental Studies
Emma Cronan ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Major: Psychology and Hispanic Studies
Anna Bess Pridgen ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Guatemala
From: Carrboro, North Carolina
Major: Educational Studies and Hispanic Studies
Peter Rock ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Taiwan
From: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Major: Political Science
Matthew Skolar ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Andorra
From: Kearny, New Jersey
Major: Linguistics
Catherine Tadlock ’24, National Chengchi University Master’s Degree Program Award in Asia-Pacific Studies, Taiwan
From: Vienna, Virginia
Major: East Asian Studies and Environmental Studies
Jayla Wheeler ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Taiwan
From: Chicago, Illinois
Major: Physics
Davidson Alumni Named as Alternates
Casey Planta ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Argentina
Caitlin Stehn ’24, English Teaching Assistantship, Papua New Guinea
Lillian Sirover ’24, University of Exeter Award, United Kingdom (Lilly will study at Exeter with Davidson’s W. Thomas Smith Scholarship. Read her story.)
The Fulbright competition is administered at Davidson College through the Office of Fellowships. For more information about the Office of Fellowships or how to apply for Fulbright through Davidson, visit www.davidson.edu/fellowships.
